0:00 - Cooking on the front lines
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1:26 - Learned to speak Italian while overseas
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2:11 - Story of Rocky Matayoshi -- One of the highly decorated Nisei soldier from "Charlie" Company / Discharged in 1946 at Fort Sheridan, Illinois
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Keywords: 442nd Regimental Combat Team; Camp Kilmer; discharged; Distinguished Service Cross; DSC; Florence; Fort Sheridan; heroic; heroism; Illinois; Italy; Medal of Honor; New Jersey; point system; President Truman; Rocky Matayoshi; Silver Star; troop ship; University of Florence; Washington DC
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6:49 - Returned home and joined the "52-20 Club" (GI Bill) / "Bucking" potatoes with a buddy in Idaho
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8:06 - Settled down in Los Angeles, California / Reunion with his family after the war
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11:52 - Started an insurance company with his close friend -- Business still successful today
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17:54 - Siblings -- Brother passed away, Sister living in Okinawa / Met the Emperor of Japan's brother during visit in Okinawa
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20:12 - Met his wife in California after the war and had two daughters
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26:20 - Difficult sharing his experience with his children and grandchildren / Talks about his grandchildren
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